Don’t you hate it when that happens? I love hearing answers from God, but sometimes the medicine is hard to swallow.

So, I wrestled with God.

What does forgiveness look like? What is our relationship supposed to be after I forgive him? Can I forgive and never talk to him again?

What. Does. That. Look. Like? And I wrestled some more.

I prayed. I read my Bible searching for God’s answer and I began reading an encouraging book on faith and prayer. (Which I will soon be telling you about and giving away.) And then God did what I could not do. He gave me the grace to forgive my dad and he mended my broken heart. Just. Like. That.

He gave me an honest but kind response to my dad and also to a few other people I was struggling to forgive. I didn’t burn any bridges. He gave me kindness.

He gave me an abundance of His Grace. Peace washed over me and joy returned.

He freed me from the chains of un-forgiveness because He is a good Father.

Un-forgiveness is a stronghold. It puts up walls that not only separate us from the person who hurt us, but keep us from receiving all the goodness of God and His answers to our prayers.

[tweetability]God knows that in our own strength we cannot forgive, but He is able to gift us with such grace. We just have to want it.[/tweetability]

He’s a good, good Father. This is one of my favorite new songs. Spend some time worshiping your heavenly Father who is never stingy or selfish or. . . human.

Do you need to forgive anyone? Leave a comment. I’ll pray for you to experience God’s grace.

Thankful for my big “D” Dad,

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Andy Lee is the author of two books, A Mary Like Me: Flawed Yet Called, and The Book of Ruth: A 31-Day Journey to Hope and Promise. She is a Bible teacher, event speaker, and blogger who hosts a weekly Facebook Live broadcast where she teaches large biblical truth in digestible bites. Andy teaches believers ‘how-to’ dig deep into God’s word, enabling them find the life inside that will change theirs. She and her husband Mike live on the coast of NC and share their home with Hank, an orange tabby who keeps the nest not so empty.
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I woke up day angry, deeply angry. Anger I had suppressed had seeped through my very being. I am still angry, teeth clenched angry. And your devotion and one other focused on forgiveness. The verse you cited for today was repeated elsewhere. Ambushed by God’s Words on forgiveness. I confessed I am not ready to forgive. I hadn’t even realized the depth of my anger. But I am bringing it to God. Sometimes it is all just so hard.

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